I can think of three reasons right off the top of my head: 1. Instant Gratification. People don't have to wait for games to be shipped to them. 2. Verifiability. You can verify that a product is the one they said it is before you even leave the store. 3. Warranty. Bought a used game that doesn't work? You can return it.
Nintendo has garnered a lot of goodwill. Goodwill is easily lost, though. Telling people that the 20+ million Will Consoles sold within the first two years won't play the latest Zelda/Mario game? *zap* gone.
(Note this will as expected with an empty folder, but simply fail otherwise.)
Simply fails? I guess this depends on which mv you're using. I don't know about BSD mv, but GNU mv with two directory arguments moves the first directory into the second.
I think you're right. I remember performing this operation on Windows 95 my first time, and I completely expected it to overwrite the old folder, so I made a copy just in case. I think some people just got used to how other file managers do it, and forgot what their initial expectations were. OS X more consistently models the idea of moving an object to a location where a same named object exists.
I figure Microsoft just took the file cabinet route.
For instance, if I'm putting a Last Will and Testament into the Legal Documents cabinet, George W. Bush folder, I'm going to get rid of the old Last Will and Testament.
However, if I'm putting another George W. Bush folder into the Legal Document cabinet, I'm probably dealing with the same person and would take the documents out of one folder, put it in the other folder, and toss the empty one away (or save it for reuse later, file folders cost money).
Changing the CPU or graphics ability on a shipping console is a colosally bad idea. The entire idea of a console is that you have a fixed set of hardware that run games in roughly the same way. Oh, you may have HDMI here or have the game installed to disk there, but the processing power remains the same.
That is until you consider how much the Wii, its games, and manuals stress that you should use the wrist strap... which the clone does not appear to have.
You know, it annoyed me in the past that Opera wouldn't run the onunload handler when I closed a page, but it does if I navigate somewhere from said page.
This site shows me that there's a legitimate reaason for that behavior.
Firefox runs under Windows. I daresay more people use Firefox for Windows than use Linux as a desktop OS these days, although I don't have any numbers to support that.
Linux can't be vetted as an official UNIX because it's just a kernel. It's only an entire system (GNU/Linux) that can be vetted because it contains all the necessary APIs to be an official UNIX.
Apple didn't intend for Mac OSX to be a certified UNIX, but when the Open Group dragged them to court over misusing the UNIX trademark, they weren't given a choice.
The Open Group wants Apple to have Mac OS X undergo testing to certify that it complies with its standards for software bearing the Unix name; it also wants Apple to pay a fee. The Open Group says the costs to license the name are reasonable, based on the size of the company and the rough number of copies of the software Apple sells. In any case, no company is required to pay more than $110,000, said Graham Bird, vice president of marketing for The Open Group.
Marketing has turned this into a positive thing, but that's their job!
P.S. I think you're underestimating Redhat's size by an order of magnitude or more.
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Didn't one of the fair use exemptions passed down by the Registrar of Copyrights involve DRM that was no longer supported?
Or am I totally misremembering?
I can think of three reasons right off the top of my head:
1. Instant Gratification. People don't have to wait for games to be shipped to them.
2. Verifiability. You can verify that a product is the one they said it is before you even leave the store.
3. Warranty. Bought a used game that doesn't work? You can return it.
Precisely.
Nintendo has garnered a lot of goodwill. Goodwill is easily lost, though. Telling people that the 20+ million Will Consoles sold within the first two years won't play the latest Zelda/Mario game? *zap* gone.
That reminds me of Lowered Expectations from MadTV.
Simply fails? I guess this depends on which mv you're using. I don't know about BSD mv, but GNU mv with two directory arguments moves the first directory into the second.
I figure Microsoft just took the file cabinet route.
For instance, if I'm putting a Last Will and Testament into the Legal Documents cabinet, George W. Bush folder, I'm going to get rid of the old Last Will and Testament.
However, if I'm putting another George W. Bush folder into the Legal Document cabinet, I'm probably dealing with the same person and would take the documents out of one folder, put it in the other folder, and toss the empty one away (or save it for reuse later, file folders cost money).
It's a good thing there's not a Leopard server.
Oh, wait...
Changing the CPU or graphics ability on a shipping console is a colosally bad idea. The entire idea of a console is that you have a fixed set of hardware that run games in roughly the same way. Oh, you may have HDMI here or have the game installed to disk there, but the processing power remains the same.
You mean in the early 70s, before Gates' 1976 Open Letter to Hobbyists?
I got one with my Wii and one as part of the Wiiplay package. Both had their wrist straps attached when I bought them.
That is until you consider how much the Wii, its games, and manuals stress that you should use the wrist strap... which the clone does not appear to have.
I never really considered MySpace a blog, but I guess you're right.
Exactly! By comparison, Microsoft is judged by a lower standard and passes it every time.
Unfortunately, since that includes stuff like 1. Steal software ideas from other companies and 2. Be evil, passing it is a bad thing.
If anyone was considered a "monopoly" in blogs, I'm pretty sure it would be Livejournal or Wordpress, not Blogger.
You know, it annoyed me in the past that Opera wouldn't run the onunload handler when I closed a page, but it does if I navigate somewhere from said page.
This site shows me that there's a legitimate reaason for that behavior.
I thought it was more because white is generally considered by western civilization to represent purity, while black is the opposite of white.
Oh, don't forget that they approved OOXML as a standard and was the body that tried to fast track it with ISO.
"ECMA International is a group that approves standards, but isn't as widely accepted as ISO."
Fixed that for you.
Lately, they've also been known for the large amount of Microsoft standards passing through them, such as C# and OOXML.
I'm not sure I want to know how many strokes that password takes.
It was originally Virgin v. Jammie Thomas, but later changed to Capitol Records v. Jammie Thomas.
However, I do believe that all 5 were involved to some extent.
Password isn't long enough.
:P
And that's from the graphical login system!
I'm sure Bill Gates' wife will be happy to hear this news. :P
Firefox runs under Windows. I daresay more people use Firefox for Windows than use Linux as a desktop OS these days, although I don't have any numbers to support that.
Apple didn't intend for Mac OSX to be a certified UNIX, but when the Open Group dragged them to court over misusing the UNIX trademark, they weren't given a choice.
Marketing has turned this into a positive thing, but that's their job!
P.S. I think you're underestimating Redhat's size by an order of magnitude or more.
Slashdot became a forum for discussing Wikipedia grievances because Wikipedia Admins have no power here, thus it being a level playing field.